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United States to Prosecute Five Guantánamo Detainees in Federal Courts and Five Before Military Commissions; Use of Federal Courts Draws Criticism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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